Face-protector



(No Model.)

'0'. GUMESON".

FACE PROTECTOR...

Patented Sept. 26, 1893..

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CARL GUMESON, OF NATIONAL MINE, MICHIGAN.

FACE-PROTECTO R.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,653, datedSeptember 26, 1893.

Application filed May 26, 1893. Serial No- '75,587. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL GUMEsON, of National Mine, in the county ofMarquette and State of Michigan, have invented a new and ImprovedFace-Protector, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of face masks whichare used to protect the face from extreme cold and especially from coldwinds; and the object of my invention is to produce a cheap, warm andsimple protector which may be conveniently placed upon the head so as tocover the face, which thoroughly protects the more exposed features,which does not interfere with the breathing or speaking, which has amouth piece and .nose piece which may be easily re moved from the mouthand nose when necessary or desirable, and which is also provided withadjustable eye protectors.

To these ends my invention consists ofcertain features of constructionand combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a broken front view of the protector, embodying myinvention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of the plate whichsupports the nose case and the eye protector bows; and Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the nose case.

The protector is made of any suitable material which is capable ofexcluding wind' and keeping the face warm, and it is made of a size andshape to fit nicely over the face. It is provided at the top withsuitable bands 11 and 12 which are adapted to embrace the upper portionof the head and support the protector.

The protector is provided at its side edges with the usual ear mufflersor pads 13 which are adapted to incase the ears and keep them Warm.

The protector is preferably split at the chin to insure a good fit onthe face, and on op posite sides of the split portion are ribbons orbands 15 which may be tied beneath the chin so as to hold the lowerportion of the protector in place.

The protector is provided in front with a slot 16, large enough toexpose the mouth and permit the nose to stick through it.

The protectoris provided with a mouth protector 17, which has anelliptical frame 18, this being placed transversely and provided with aconvex netting 19, through which sufficient air may pass to facilitatebreathing and to permit easy talking, but the central portion of themouth protector, the netting is covered by a suitable fabric which keepsthe cold wind from striking the mouth.

The mouth-piece or protector is supported by elastic bands 21 which aresecured to its ends and to reinforced portions 22 of the protector,although these portions may be dispens'ed with. The tension of the bandsor straps 21 is such as to hold the mouth-piece or protector in place,butif desired it may be pulled down beneath the chin, thus enabling aperson to speak with more freedom. Above the mouth protector is a nosecase or protector having a metallic frame 25 which is of sufficientconvexity to cover a nose, and this frame is covered with a suitablefabric 26, which excludes the wind, but there are openings 27 at thelower end of the case and opposite'the nostrils which permit thedischarge of sufficient air for breathing purposes. The

upper end of the nose-piece frame is a wire loop, which is adapted fordetachable connection with a catch attached to the mask frame. That isto say, the upper end of the nose frame is held in the bent end 28 of aspring tongue 29 which is secured to a plate 30, and the latter isfastened to the frame work of the protector, at a point between theeyes. The free end of the tongue is adapted to project through a slot 31in the plate, and this arrangement permits the nose case to be swungupward when necessary or to be detached if desired. The plate has alsoon its sides lugs 82, to which are pivoted the shanks 33 of the bows 34which are provided with glass 35 and are adapted to swing over theeye-holes 35 of the mask, so as to protect the eyes from the cold winds,but if desired, the eye protectors may be dispensed with. The eye-holes35 are preferably provided with a metal binding 35 to make sure thatthey are always in the right shape.

The protector is applied to the face in the usual way, the bands 11 and12 being slipped over the head, and the ribbons or bands 15 tied beneaththe chin, and it will be seen that the exposed features are thoroughlyprotected, that no impediment is offered to easy breathing and speaking,and that the whole device mfiay be readily applied and as easily taken 0Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. lnaface protector, the combination, with the maskframe and a suspending catch attached to the latter, of the swingingnoseframe and cover, havinga wire loop at the top which is adapted to bedetachably connected with said catch, as shown anddescribed.

2. A face protector provided with a nose opening a plate secured to theprotector above the opening, a spring tongue secured to the plate andhaving a lower bent end, and the swinging nose case having a cross pieceextending undersaid bent end, substantially as set forth.

3. A face protector provided with eye openin gs and horizontallyswinging eye protectors hinged to the protector frame at their inner Iends between the eye openings, substantially as set forth.

4. A face protector comprising a face covering having eye and noseopenings, aplate secured between the eye openings, horizontally swingingeye protectors hinged at their inner ends to the sides of the plate, anda vertically swinging nose case hinged at its upper end to the lowerportion of the plate, substantially as set forth.

5. A face protector provided with a mouth opening a strip of fabriccrossing the opening between its ends and secured to the mouth fran1e,'aframe covered with netting and extending over the said opening under thesaid strip, and elastic connections between the ends of the frame andthe protector, substantially as set forth.

' CARL GUMESON.

Witnesses:

D. HICKEY, H. GUNDERSON.

